February 13, 201016 yr Ok so i just replaced my hgs and almost every seal and gasket besides the piston rings and rear seals... I also replaced the timing belts. Took the car to emmisions and passed with flying colors, and the car was running great.. started going up a hill and the giving it a little gas and suddenly it died, and i heard a rotational sound. pulled over... took my cap off rotated the engine by the starter and the rotor was only wigglin g. got a ride home got my tools, and i took the belt cover off, found the belt was very loose ( loose to the point that the camshaft was not even spinning while the crank was spinning). I was able to get it back on time(within a tooth) withoutremoving anything else besides the fan and i drove it home after loosening the tensioner and tightening it. i redid both brand new belts and started the car; but the driver side belt(the one that slipped) seems to be wiggling back and forth. I checked the tensioner and idler and both seemed to be in good condition (no sound and no play), im also broke so i didnt buy new ones. Is this small amount of wiggling normal (about a 1/4 an inch) ? what could i have done wrong? I thought i had it tightened down the first time but apparently i didnt put tension on the cam sprocket while tightening, but i did it this time. I have to use the car for work (pizza delivery) so im very nervous that this will happen again. by the way its a 85 xt fwd. BTW : last year for emmissions woop woop bye bye cats.. Edited February 13, 201016 yr by mccrayk left out some details
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